Tax Filing news and trends

Chime Expands Availability of In-App Tax Filing Pilot Program
Taxes // March 14, 2024

Chime has expanded the availability of free access to its in-app tax filing pilot program. Following a successful pilot launch, the new tax feature is now available to millions more eligible Chime members, the banking app said in a Thursday (March 14) press release. “Offering...

Tax Time Tardiness And The Faster Refund
Taxes // March 17, 2020

It’s unprecedented. The federal tax filing deadline in 2020 has been waived in the wake of coronavirus disruptions. The president announced there will be no penalties or interest levied for late filing against those affected, and many states will certainly do the same. Amazing development....

It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
Security & Fraud // March 11, 2019

One of the positive (or at least most promising) projects in the push toward more digital forms of payment and commerce concerns taxes — specifically, bringing more efficiency to a process that many consumers and businesses already consider a nightmare of paper-based bureaucracy. However, that opportunity...

Death And Taxes: One Is Becoming Much More Digital
Disbursements // January 10, 2019

After the holiday season comes tax season — everyone’s favorite time — but at least the payment of taxes, along with the tax refund process, promises to become even more digital this year. And digital payers are striving to win more business from tax filers...

Interviews & Exclusives
IRS Modernization Efforts Pose Challenges as Enterprises Embrace eFiling  

May 04, 2024
Digital transformation is becoming as inevitable as the reality of paying taxes. And as many companies discovered during the recent tax season, even the IRS is going digital. As Wendy Walker, solution principal at Sovos, told PYMNTS, the Internal Revenue Service’s ongoing digitization efforts pose challenges — and benefits — for enterprises switching from paper-based […]

It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting

March 11, 2019
One of the positive (or at least most promising) projects in the push toward more digital forms of payment and commerce concerns taxes — specifically, bringing more efficiency to a process...

Quick Reads
Chime Expands Availability of In-App Tax Filing Pilot Program

March 14, 2024
Chime has expanded the availability of free access to its in-app tax filing pilot program. Following a successful pilot launch, the new tax feature is now available to millions more eligible Chime members, the banking app said in a Thursday (March 14) press release. “Offering a free and convenient way for our members to file […]

Credit Karma Gets Ready To Take On Online Tax Filing

February 13, 2017
Tax season is just around the corner. People are gathering up all of their forms and preparing to file. The main concern most may be having at this time is...